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Blessings in disguise
Holiday Time, Noel Maclean, Published on 12/12/2017
» Isn’t the real point about Christmas and New Year to have fun and feel great? But that doesn’t just happen. You need a runway, momentum and lift-off.
Exquisite festivities from Italy
Holiday Time, Noel Maclean, Published on 11/12/2017
» As they say in Italy, “Buon Natale e Felice Anno Nuovo” (Merry Christmas and Happy New Year). And for those who have reservations about roast turkey and can’t countenance Christmas pudding, it’s the sound of salvation. Even in Bangkok, all you have to do is join the in-crowd at Jojo for your celebratory lunch or dinner, and have a wonderful time steering well clear of culinary clichés.
That Old Thai Magic
Holiday Time, Noel Maclean, Published on 08/12/2017
» This New Year’s Eve, Baan Khanitha will be plying up-river to beyond the Grand Palace and returning downstream to its point of embarkation/disembarkation by the gay godowns of Asiatique the Riverfront, including the local branch of the illustrious Baan Khanitha Thai fine dining restaurants.
Zen and the Modern Art of Festive Afternoon Tea
Holiday Time, Noel Maclean, Published on 06/12/2017
» For those who hold that pictures are paramount and frames and settings should be supportive and unassuming, the place to escape with an afternoon break this festive month, or any on given day, is Up and Above Bar, The Okura Prestige Bangkok (BTS Phloen Chit).
And now for something completely different
Holiday Time, Noel Maclean, Published on 30/12/2016
» It's great to see the old Imperial Queen's Park Hotel back in business after a three-year, reportedly 3.5 billion baht rehab, as Bangkok Marriott Marquis Queen's Park.
Great jumping Jojo!
Holiday Time, Noel Maclean, Published on 29/12/2016
» If you're the kind of diner who always likes to order the same thing and sit at the same table in the restaurants and more unassuming eateries you frequent, be warned that Jojo at the St. Regis Bangkok Hotel is hard-wired to coax you out of your comfort zone.
Forza Volti!
Holiday Time, Noel Maclean, Published on 19/12/2016
» You don't need an excuse to 'take it to the river' in Bangkok. Anytime an emotional lift is in order, reducing your distance from the mighty flow to a matter of metres does the trick.
VIU Halloo!
Holiday Time, Noel Maclean, Published on 15/12/2016
» The most impressive thing about VIU, the ritzy St. Regis Bangkok Hotel's level 12, every-epicurean dining room, is the exquisite balance it achieves in its cuisine between underplaying and overstating.
Irresistible Eves' Temptations at Elements
Holiday Time, Noel Maclean, Published on 15/12/2016
» Even if we prefer not to celebrate Christmas and New Year with a bang this year, we can still get a lift from observing the annual rites and rituals in style.
GoodWell to All
Holiday Time, Noel Maclean, Published on 14/12/2016
» The holidays come but once a year but they do come. And yet every time feels kind of new which, in the case of Seasonal Tastes restaurant at 7th fl. The Westin Grande Sukhumvit, Bangkok goes for the festive feasting too.